Name: Kilpatrick Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.25/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$189.25

46 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$995

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$12

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$20.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs AL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	203.98	989	13thin
Medium and Large 3	400	195.00	780	1thin
Medium and Large 2	547	183.08	1,001	32

One grade step is worth $20.90/cwt here — about −$12 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

189.25

—

AL average15 barns · 1,553 hd

200.01

−10.76

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,535	116.99	1,796	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	94.42	1,160	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	93.15	1,355	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	88.67	938	3thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,108	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,093	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	190.79/cwt	185.00–195.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	198.37/cwt	195.00–200.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	199.94/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	183.45/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	236.20/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,138	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	221.65/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,040	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	208.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	212.56/cwt	210.00–215.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	207.41/cwt	205.00–210.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	169.54/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	213.20/cwt	207.00–217.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	218.72/cwt	212.00–222.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	220.99/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,160	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	206.38/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	195.07/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,215	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,108.33/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	—	1,125.00/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,125	2
Bulls	—	—	1,535	116.99/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,796	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	100.24/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,336	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	89.85/cwt	88.00–92.00	996	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	94.72/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,184	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	92.63/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,299	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,748	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,257	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	88.67/cwt	87.00–90.00	938	3

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Wed May 17, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 251Last week 265Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 51Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 23Year ago 8

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold unevenly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	719	152.00	152.00
6	—	422	200.00–205.00	201.66
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
7	—	514	185.00–195.00	190.79
3	—	465	195.00–200.00	198.37
2	—	578	180.00–187.00	183.45
2	—	380	212.00	212.00
2	—	630	167.00–172.00	169.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
4	—	514	195.00–205.00	199.94
2	—	580	192.00–195.00	193.50
1	—	600	180.00	180.00
2	—	410	210.00–215.00	212.56
2	—	478	205.00–210.00	207.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	222.00	222.00
6	—	482	232.00–237.00	236.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	260.00	260.00
5	—	826	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	215.00–217.00	216.00
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
7	—	469	220.00–227.00	221.65
3	—	607	205.00–215.00	208.97
2	—	435	225.00–230.00	227.53
1	—	725	177.00	177.00
4	—	525	217.00–225.00	220.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	210.00	210.00
2	—	468	200.00–205.00	202.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	207.00–217.00	213.20
5	—	412	212.00–222.00	218.72
1	—	550	205.00	205.00
3	—	533	202.00–212.00	206.38
3	—	623	190.00–200.00	195.07

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	—	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per head · n/c wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	—	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,108.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	—	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,535	116.00–118.00	116.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	99.00–102.00	100.24
6	—	1,108	88.00–92.00	89.85
14	—	1,250	92.00–98.00	94.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	92.00–94.00	92.63
1	—	1,665	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,428	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,058	87.00–90.00	88.67

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Sand Mountain Stockyards Inc. - Kilpatrick, AL

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle